Tag: Real Estate Law
Tag: Real Estate Law
CONSTRUCTION LIEN: Basics
Basically, a construction lien is a remedy available for someone who improves someone else's property by way of supplying materials and or labour. If that person is owed monies...
REAL ESTATE: Latent & Patent Defects when purchasing a home. Need a home inspection?
Latent defects in the eyes of the law applicable at the time when administering the sale of a real estate property (land, buildings and fixtures or chattels),...
LAND TRANSFER TAX – Avoiding the tax, Trustee to Beneficiary
A client came into see me and wanted to transfer title to his property from his parents name to his and his wife. He was concerned...
STATUS CERTIFICATE REVIEW – A Way Out of the Deal?
Last week, one of my clients called to inform me that the sale of his condo unit failed to firm up because the purchaser’s lawyer advised...
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: A Brief on Real Property Acquisition & Disposition
Since the onset of the global economic struggles that hit the international business scene; trade and industry have been greatly affected. Commercial real estate in Canada...
Does a Hot Tub in Your Condominium Back Yard or Terrace Need Approval?
Case analysis on the Ontario Court of Appeal decision and interpretation of Section 98 of the Ontario Condominium Act, specifically deals with an owner needing approval...
Have a Great Condominium Balcony or Terrace? Careful You May Not Actually Own It!
Condominium balconies or terraces are generally now owned by the unit owner, they are exclusive use common elements owned by the condominium corporation. Any addition,...
Competition Bureau and the Canadian Real Estate Associations (“CREA”): More Private Deals on the Horizon?
Recently the Canadian Competition Bureau requested that CREA open up the Canadian real estate market by making the Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”) open to the public...
Real Estate: Buying an Investment Condo Pre-Build and the GST/HST Rebate
A few months ago my clients came in to sign the builder documents for interim occupancy for their condominium unit which they purchased pre-build as an...
Title Searching: “The Things Passes With Its Burden”
In the purchase and sale of a property, the most important aspect of the transfer between buyer and seller is making sure that the seller has...
